Data Sheet
Dell EMC PowerPath Migration Enabler
Non-disruptive data migrations with no planned application downtime
Essentials
• Enables non-disruptive
data migrations and
insulates hosts from
changes in infrastructure
• Provides a single interface
to multiple migration
methods
• Addresses common array-
customer migration
needs
such as consolidations,
lease rollovers, and
technology refreshes
Dell EMC PowerPath Migration Enabler
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Dell EMC PowerPath Migration Enabler leverages the same underlying
technology as Dell EMC PowerPath to enable data mobility
technologies to perform data migrations without application downtime.
PowerPath Migration Enabler insulates hosts from changes in the
storage infrastructure and enables non-disruptive large-scale data
movement using Host Copy, Dell EMC Open Replicator, and Dell EMC
TimeFinder/Cone. It manages host impact through throttling and the
ability to pause/resume data movement, and supports migrations to
virtually provisioned logical units.
PowerPath Migration Enabler keeps source and target LUNs
synchronized by cloning new application writes while bulk data is non-
disruptively moved in the background. PowerPath Migration Enabler
performs thick-to-thin and think-to-thick as well as thin-to-thin volume
migrations
Additionally, PowerPath Migration Enabler Host Copy eliminates
downtime by enabling data migrations to or from any network or
supported array type (both Dell EMC and non-Dell EMC) through the
host in heterogeneous environments without the need for an underlying
migration technology across multiple SAN protocols. It also enables
seamless migration from plain-text to encrypted text when used in
combination with PowerPath Encryption with RSA – or its array-specific
variants including VNX Host Encryption and CLARiiON Host
Encryption.
Use PowerPath Migration Enabler for high performance migrations of
large data sets, and for storage changes, data consolidations, or during
upgrades to new equipment during lease contract renewals. Whether
used with Host Copy, Open Replicator, or TimeFinder/Clone,
PowerPath Migration Enabler eliminates planned downtime and
assures application performance and availability during data
migrations.
See Figure 1 below.

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Figure 1. Host Copy for data migration using PowerPath Migration

enabler

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